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UNITED STATES FATBNT FFICE.

RALPH HILL, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent No. 32,562, dated June 18, 1861.

To all 'whom 'it 'may concern:

Be it knoWn that I, RALPH HILL, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in the Construction ofDaguerreotype-Cases; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specifican tion, in Which-Figure l is an open inner view of a daguerreotype case constructedaccording to my invention. Fig. 2, a section of the same, taken in theline w, Fig. l. Fig. 3, a detached perspective View of the metal rim ofthe same. Fig. 4, a section of the portion of the rim, the cornerportion, before being bent.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

This invention consists in encompassing the case .with a metal rimvsubstantially as hereinafter described whereby a strong and durablecase is obtained and also a very ornamental and economical one.

i To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and constructmy invention I will proceed to describe it.

A. represents the case Which is of rectangular form as usual. The casemay be constructed of paste-board or other material Which may be muchlighter or thinner than Wood as it is strengthened by metal bands orrims B., one encompassing each part of the case. These rims are eachformed of a single strip of metal which extends entirely around its partof the case and is connected at one end by solder. The rims B. areprovided With iianches a, a, Which are` struck up or swaged at rightangles with the main or central part, and these iianches are notched atthe point-s Where the rims B. are bent to form the corners. Thesenotches are of V-form, as shown in Fig. 4, and they form miter jointswhen the rims are adj usted to the case, as shown clearly in Figs. l and3.

The flanches a, a, fit over the edge-s of the case A. and render thecase Very stiff and firm and form a nice finish.

The rims B'. may be ornamented or struck up with concaves or grooves 1as shown in all the figures.

The filmer anches a, a, o the two parts of the case A. are connected byWires c, c, which pass through said fianches and form loops, see Figs.1, 2, and 3. These loops are the hinges of the case, and it Will be seenthat they may be expeditiously and cheaply applied, and Without beingconnected in any Way with the non-metallic portions of the case.

It Will be seen that the metallic rims B. may be applied at a small costas the metal need not be thick and the swagng may be done at a triflingcost. The rims render the case extremely sti and firm, While serving asan ornament for the same, and render a material, such as pasteboard,abundantly strong and eficient for a case, Which could not Well beemployed Without them.

By referring to Fig. 2, it Will be seen that the rims B., with theirflanches a, a, serve as sockets to receive the edges d, of the case A.While the inner strips e, may be expeditiously fitted in the main partof the case,| or the part which receives the lid.

I-Iaving thus described my invention What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is Providing daguerreotype cases with metallicrims B. svvaged or struck up With {lanches a, a, and notches as shown atb, to form miter oints at the corners of the case and connected by Wiresc, to form hinges or joints for the cases, 'substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

RALPH HILL.

Witnesses:

C. WV. CoWTAN, M. M. LIVINGSTON.

